• Atmospheric Sciences

    • Brown Carbon Spheres in East Asian Outflow and Their Optical Properties

      • D. T. L. Alexander, P. A. Crozier, J. R. Anderson,
      • Original article citation: Science 321," 833 - 836, (2008).
      • Categories: Atmospheric Sciences and Climate Prediction
      • Recommended by: Anna Barnett on 08/08/2008 08:49AM GMT
      • Reasons for recommending:
        Here Duncan Alexander and colleagues analyze what's in the clouds of pollution drifting over the Yellow Sea from East Asia. A common type of carbon particle among the Asian aerosols turns out to be 'brown carbon', which has different optical properties from soot, or 'black carbon'. Atmospheric scientists have become interested in brown carbon recently, but most climate models don't include it. If it's a widespread pollutant, the models will need adjusting.

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